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So you’re on the prowl wondering whether she left already or not Leather jacket, collar popped like Cantona Never knowing when to stop Sunglasses indoors, par for the course Lights in the floors and sweat on the walls Cages and poles Call off the search for your soul, or put it on hold again She’s having a sly indoor smoke And she calls the folks who run this her oldest friends Sipping a drink and laughing at imaginary jokes As all the signals are sent, her eyes invite you to approach And it seems as though those lumps in your throat That you just swallowed have got you going Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Number one party anthem She’s a certified mind blower, knowing full well that I don’t May suggest there’s somewhere from which you might know her Just to get the ball to roll Drunken monologues, confused because It’s not like I’m falling in love I just want you to do me no good You look like you could The look of love - the rush of blood The “She’s with me” - the Gallic shrug The shutterbugs - the Camera Plus The black and white - the colour dodge The good time girls - the cubicles The house of fun - the number one party anthem
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Come on, come on, come on Before the moment’s gone
Arabella’s got some interstellar-gator skin boots And a helter skelter ‘round her little finger and I ride it endlessly She’s got a Barbarella silver swimsuit And when she needs to shelter from reality she takes a dip in my daydreams My days end best when this sunset gets itself Behind that little lady sitting on the passenger side It’s much less picturesque without her catching the light The horizon tries but it’s just not as kind on the eyes As Arabella Just might have tapped into your mind and soul You can’t be sure Arabella’s got a 70’s head But she’s a modern lover It’s an exploration, she’s made of outer space And her lips are like the galaxy’s edge And her kiss the colour of a constellation falling into place My days end best when this sunset gets itself Behind that little lady sitting on the passenger side It’s much less picturesque without her catching the light The horizon tries but it’s just not as kind on the eyes As Arabella Just might have tapped into your mind and soul You can’t be sure That’s magic in a cheetah print coat Just a slip underneath it I hope Asking if I can have one of those Organic cigarettes that she smokes Wraps her lips round the Mexican coke Makes you wish that you were the bottle Takes a sip of your soul and it sounds like… Just might have tapped into your mind and soul You can’t be sure 6
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Sheffield, England’s Arctic Monkeys began when teenaged neighbors Alex Turner and Jamie Cook received guitars for Christmas 2001; soon, the pair was rehearsing with school friends Andy Nicholson (bass) and Matt Helders (drums). They began playing locally in mid-2003 and soon began handing out CD-R demos to fans, who took it upon themselves to file-share the songs. This in turn bolstered Arctic Monkeys’ fan base, which was further consolidated when the music was uploaded onto a fan-created MySpace page for the band. British fans were especially impressed with Turner’s thickly-accented vocals and pointed lyrical style, which commented on British youth culture and mores. A 2005 EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys, was pressed onto limited-edition vinyl and CD, as well as digitally via iTunes, and they began playing small stages at British festivals, drawing large crowds. The band’s debut single, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor,” went to Number One in the U.K. in late 2005; the following January, their first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, became one of the fastest-selling British albums of all time, beating the first Oasis album as the biggest debut in U.K. rock history. (It debuted at Number 24 in the U.S.) The second single, “When the Sun Goes Down,” was also a U.K. Number One hit. By April 2006, they issued an EP called Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?, featuring new material. Shortly afterward, founding bassist Nicholson left the group, citing exhaustion from touring. Nick O’Malley, another Sheffieldian who’d played with the Dodgems, filled in on tour and soon became a permanent menter. Together, the newly refurbished quartet recorded a new single, “Leave Before the Lights Come On,” released that August. In April 2007, Arctic Monkeys’ second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, was issued, going straight to Number 1 in the U.K. and Number 7 in America. Turner and Miles Kane of the Rascals formed a side project called
the Last Shadow Puppets, and released The Age of Understatement in May 2008.
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